Collaboration

Sonic Foundry, Inc., the trusted market leader for lecture capture, enterprise and event webcasting, today announced that The Foster School of Business, the School of Medicine and the Professional and Continuing Education’s EDGE Program at the University of Washington-Seattle have each selected Mediasite for lecture capture, flipped classroom instruction, special events and inter-departmental collaboration.

The PLUS N-20's industry-first network function allows users to connect the copyboard to a network via an Ethernet cable. Meeting notes written on the board can be saved as image files to the N-20's internal memory or to an FTP server. Users can then access the meeting notes conveniently through their network-connected computer. Files saved to the N-20's internal memory are accessible even when the copyboard is in standby mode.

21st Century Classrooms demand more A/V technology than a TV and DVD player to be effective. Projectors, flat panel displays, computers, document cameras, streaming, and sound reinforcement are all valuable tools for instruction.

While attention to Gov. Chris Christie’s proposal to overhaul the state’s higher education system has largely focused on a controversial takeover of Rutgers-Camden by Rowan University, a state lawmaker is now lobbying colleagues for an $80 million research laboratory in Newark.

SMART Technologies Inc., a provider of collaboration solutions, announces the upcoming release of the SMART Notebook app for iPad, which allows students to use SMART Notebook collaborative learning software on their personal or school-owned iPad.

A new pedagogical model for teaching the undergraduate course via a wiki is introduced.

Jenzabar a provider of software, services, and strategies for higher education, announced today a new partnership with Intellidemia, the Syllabus Geeks and leaders in online syllabus management, to help schools build a more collaborative academic community through streamlined administrative processes and centrally managed syllabi.

Perfect for Use as a CaptureBoard or Electronic Copyboard, C-20 Offers Enhanced Saving and Sharing Options and Faster Scan Time

PLUS(R) Corporation of America today raised the bar for electronic copyboards with the release of its next-generation N-20 Series. Built on the success of the company's M-Series and designed to take business meetings to the next level, N-20 copyboards are the industry's first to offer integration with networks and mobile devices. In addition, for businesses on a tight budget, PLUS has introduced the new cost-effective M-17 Series of black and white copyboards.

Thirty-one institutions are evaluating a new integration for using digital learning content from John Wiley & Sons, Inc. with Blackboard Inc.'s learning management system (LMS). The field trial gives students and faculty access to Wiley's rich collection of learning content and tools directly within their online course environment.